KOMODO TOUR

Diving, Snorkelling and Visit the dragon

The islands of the Komodo Dragon: Rinca & Komodo Islands are part of the complex of 175 islands (about 90% unhabitant), situated 200 nautical miles east of Bali, between the islands of Flores and Sumbawa.Actually, there are 2 main gates entering Komodo.

You will start your trip to Komodo from Labuhan Bajo, as it is closer to the site. Less time needed to sail on the boat. Labuan Bajo is accesible only from Bali by airplane for about 1 hour 40 minutes.

During your stay at Komodo island, we will do some trekking to the former feeding site of komodo on Banunggulung on Komodo island. There is a trekking trail of about 20 minutes from the sea shore to the site on where most peoples see the the Komodo lizard on it's habitat. We will also pay a visit to the other island nearby (The Komodo island group comprises of many big and small island. Among the big one are the Komodo island, the Rinca island, and Padar island)

Along with the national park's rangers we will silently explore the islands on foot for the encounters with the dragons. The Komodo dragons are large, ferocious predators that are fully capable of killing and eating a human being and capable of running as fast as a dog! But don't worry, the rangers are experiences and know well how to deal with dragons which can reach a length of 3 meters (about 10 feet). Nowadays the dragons estimated at 5,000 - 7,000 inhabited the islands of Komodo, Rinca and other tiny surrounding islands, and on the westernmost part of Flores Island in Indonesia.

Besides the dragons komodo, you can also experience wildlife tour on Rinca Island by trekking through the island to observe the other wild animals such as deer,horses, birds etc, in their wild life.

We will spend an adventurous night on the boat. In the morning or afternoon you can snorkeling and diving around Komodo, some of the best in the world, especially for seeing soft corals. Some of the beaches nearby have beautiful pink sand, tinted by fragments of red coral mixed in with other shell and coral fragments.

KOMODO DRAGON : SNORKELLING

The water of Komodo is very ideal place for many kinds of sea activites. A lot of our visitors enjoy very much the underwater side of Komodo. It's just like the missing paradise fot he underwater world lover. It has many excellent dive spots.

In the sea it's vibrant color and exotic life will enchant divers and snorkelers alike as endless schools of fish ride the waterways rushing up from deep sea vents, below them the seabed is covered with a thick carpet of florescent corals and marine invertebrates - an underwater photographers paradise.

The corals in Komodo National park are pristine, with Mantas, sharks, turtles, dolphins, dugong, many pelagics, to the tiny pygmy seahorses, nudibranchs, frog fish, you name it we've got it. The sites vary from gentle easy coral slopes to heart pounding adrenalin rides, from the warm waters of the Flores Sea in the north to the chillier waters down south in the Indian Ocean, the underwater terrain is so varied with sheer cliff walls, pinnacles, sandy flat bottoms, underwater plateaus, slopes, caves, swim-throughs, channels, all with varying colours, sizes and types of coral both hard and soft.

You will board on a fisherman wooden boat which have been modified to enable and suitable for carrying tourist, equipped by Radio Navigation, Electricity, Toilet, One big cabin which has 6-8 beds, Life jackets and Mattress.

Dear Adventure Indonesia,
We arrived safely back in the UK yesterday, after a few days in Brunei, and I returned to work this morning. I want to thank you for all your work in arranging or Komodo Dragon trip, which all went veery smoothly and according to plan. The crew of the boat were exceptionally friendly and helpful, and the food was very appetising. A special mention must go to Oci, who provided all our services on the ground in Flores and went out of her way to ensure that we were well looked after. The trip was a memorable experience, and we got to see plenty of Komodo dragons, although only on Rinca. I shall certainly be recommending the trip to our friends and would not hesitate to use Adventure Indonesia again on a future trip.